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Firefighter injured after planes collide

An airport firefighter was taken to hospital with unspecified injuries after two passenger planes collided on the ground at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Friday.


Nova Scotia house fire leaves four dead

A maritime fishing village was shaken after a house fire in Pubnico Head, N.S., left four people dead early Sunday, including at least two children.


More than 100 firefighters battle weekend blaze

More than 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that spread through a three-storey building in Montreal early Sunday morning.
 
 
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Suspicious fire destroys row of garages

Mississauga, Ont., firefighters were at the scene of a "suspicious" fire early Friday morning as a row of garages burned behind an apartment building. » Read more

Waterloo firefighters respond to carbon monoxide call

Firefighters in Waterloo, Ont., responded to a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning call after reports of a gas leak last Wednesday. » Read more

Fire crews douse construction site blaze

Fire investigators are assessing damages after a fire at a commercial strip mall in northwest Edmonton on Sunday » Read more
 
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OAFC Hicks Morley Labour Relations Seminar

January 17-18, 2018
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February 27 - March 1, 2018
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